Our birds are costing us an arm & leg this year, but that's ok. With all this snow, they *must* have feed somewhere! Your assortment is amazing and pictures beautiful! We now have mostly cardinals, juncos, bluejays, titmice, various woodpeckers, chickadees, gold & purple finches, plus probably a couple I'm forgetting at the moment. So that puts us at 10-12 species more/less. Happy Valentine's Day! -Tammy

That's a lot of cardinals, Sherry! Are you doing the Bird Count? I'm sure they'd love to have that info!! I have upwards of 17 bluebirds at a time, and robins have been coming in large numbers this winter. Have only seen 2 bluejays this entire winter so far, which is unusual. Lovely photos, Happy Valentines' Day;-) Jan

You have so many beautiful birds. I did the RSPB bird count at the end of January. House sparrow and starling numbers are down. There were others that had increased. The unusually cold weather here will not have helped.

Hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day, Sherry! I am participating in the Bird Count today, too, but I could certainly use you here with me--I had to consult my bird book to figure out that what I was seeing was a purple finch...I think:) Your backyard must be amazing to have so many different species, and 45 cardinals--all I can say is "Wow"!